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What Makes an Ideal “Vegetation Management Specialist”: What Traits are Solar Companies Looking For?

By Alyssa Andrew / April 23, 2025 /

Solar grazing requires sheep farmers to transition into professional vegetation service providers to meet contractual requirements for vegetation management. Experienced graziers know how crucial it is to understand the service…

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Solar Development 101 and How Developers Approach Solar Grazing Projects

By Alyssa Andrew / April 8, 2025 /

Solar grazing requires strong partnerships and communication with solar developers, and both parties should work together to learn about the background of each other’s industry. How does the solar development…

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ASGA Call 86: U.S. Sheep Numbers & the Opportunity for Solar Grazing Growth (ASGA Call 86)

By Alyssa Andrew / April 4, 2025 /

What is the state of the current U.S. sheep population? What challenges will arise in meeting the demand for sheep created by solar grazing? We were joined by Travis Averill,…

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Upcoming Screening of ASGA Solar Grazing Documentary in Virginia

By Alyssa Andrew / April 1, 2025 /

The American Solar Grazing Association is excited to announce that we’ll have a special screening of our documentary, Pastures and Panels: The Power of Solar Grazing, in Charlottesville, VA on April 9th from…

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ASGA Workshop: Financing Options for Solar Grazing Through the Sheep & Goat Innovation Fund

By Alyssa Andrew / March 26, 2025 /

Solar grazing has given many graziers an opportunity to scale-up their sheep enterprise. Accompanied by this growth is the need to look for ways to finance the expansion of their…

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Recently Published: NYSERDA Study Preliminary Results

By Alyssa Andrew / March 25, 2025 /

In Summer of 2024, ASGA had the privilege to present preliminary results from our NYSERDA study at the AgriVoltaics World Conference Poster Session. Along with our poster, our research team…

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Make a Nomination for the 2025 North American Agrivoltaics Awards

By Alyssa Andrew / March 21, 2025 /

Do you know of a dual-use project or professional who deserves recognition? Make a nomination for the 2025 North American Agrivoltaics Awards (NAAA25) by May 5th! You are able to nominate…

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ASGA Call 85: The Landscape of Solar Grazing- ASGA Census Report

By Alyssa Andrew / March 11, 2025 /

We know solar grazing has expanded exponentially over the past few years, but what is the current state?  For ASGA Call #85 we were joined by Alyssa Andrew and Anna Clare…

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New Resource: “Targeted Grazing 101” from the American Sheep Industry Association

By Alyssa Andrew / February 28, 2025 /

The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) recently released their new handbook, Targeted Grazing 101: Starting and Sustaining a Grazing Service Enterprise. This resource supplies those new to the targeted grazing industry…

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Getting Into the Weeds Part 2: Identification and Response Strategies for Solar Graziers in the Southwest and Southeast (ASGA Workshop)

By Alyssa Andrew / February 26, 2025 /

We had the pleasure of having James Jackson (Alligare) and Caitie Cyrus (Verdantas) join us for our Part 2 of our Getting Into the Weeds ASGA Workshop. This workshop focused…

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New Resource: “Best Practices in Agrisolar” from the National Center for Appropriate Technology

By Alyssa Andrew / February 21, 2025 /

AgriSolar Clearinghouse and the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) recently released their new report, Best Practices in Agrisolar! This guide reports on best practices related to the co-location of agriculture…

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